The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 17, 1948
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 PM
6:10 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 319
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 7:14 PM, is deepest at 9:35 PM and ends at 11:55 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.9° / 359.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 6.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.83° / -1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / 2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.31° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 224.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.